I never understood why they would make such massive freaking heat sinks. I'm sure they work amazingly well, but seriously? I got one of the huge ones recently (can't remember the name) and the thing not only stuck out of the side of my case by about 3 inches, but also the pipes made two of my RAM slots unusable.

Originally Posted by Warwithin

Politicians put their hand on the BIBLE and swore to uphold the CONSTITUTION. They did not put their hand on the CONSTITUTION and swear to uphold the BIBLE.

Originally Posted by Adam Jensen

Except maybe Morgan Freeman. That man could convince God to be an atheist with that voice of his . . .

I never understood why they would make such massive freaking heat sinks. I'm sure they work amazingly well, but seriously? I got one of the huge ones recently (can't remember the name) and the thing not only stuck out of the side of my case by about 3 inches, but also the pipes made two of my RAM slots unusable.

Yeah and that's why you check compatibility beforehand...

They make them big for best cooling possible, and to be exceptionally good on the majorly hot CPUs, like Intel's i7 Extremes. (Which this one even denotes in its name.)

Originally Posted by Belize

Online dating turned into circumcision discussion. Good job MMO-C, it only took 25 pages.